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Which activity as performed by the RN illustrates the concept of secondary prevention?
A. Colonoscopy
B. A class on healthy cooking
C. Education on living with diabetes mellitus
D. Teaching an amputee on use of prosthetic ✔Correct Answer-A. Colonoscopy
Rationale: colonoscopies are performed only when risk factors (i.e., age) are present
During the health history, the RN assesses the functional abilities of a patient with new diagnosis of
arthritis (degenerative changes to the joints). Which question will best capture this assessment
component?
A. "When did your arthritis symptoms begin?"
B. "How has your arthritis affected your daily life?"
C. "Why did you come to the clinic today?"
D. "How do you feel about your diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis?" ✔Correct Answer-B. "How has
your arthritis affected your daily life?"
The wife of a patient who is recovering from a cerebral vascular accident (CVA) tells the healthcare
provider, "My husband acts as though I'm talking to him in a foreign language." The healthcare
provider will correctly document this communication disorder as which of the following?
A. Receptive Aphasia
B. Expressive Aphasia
C. Dysphasia
D. Dysarthria ✔Correct Answer-A. Receptive aphasia
A patient tells the healthcare provider, "Yesterday I felt numbness in my right hand, my vision
became blurry, and I felt like I was losing my balance, but after I laid down for about an hour it went
away." What is the healthcare provider's best response?
A. "This may be a warning sign of a stroke."
B. "Call us if this ever happens again."
C. "Were you drinking alcohol at the time?"
D. "Did you feel any nausea at the time?" ✔Correct Answer-A. "This may be a warning sign of a
stroke."
The healthcare provider is assessing a patient who experienced a thrombotic stroke. Which of these
is the priority assessment?
A. Pupillary response
B. Electrocardiogram (ECG)
C. Swallow evaluation
D. Lipid profile ✔Correct Answer-A. Pupillary response
A patient diagnosed with Alzheimer disease (AD) is demonstrating signs of impaired reasoning. The
healthcare provider suspects an alteration in which area of the brain?
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Graded A+
Which activity as performed by the RN illustrates the concept of secondary prevention?
A. Colonoscopy
B. A class on healthy cooking
C. Education on living with diabetes mellitus
D. Teaching an amputee on use of prosthetic ✔Correct Answer-A. Colonoscopy
Rationale: colonoscopies are performed only when risk factors (i.e., age) are present
During the health history, the RN assesses the functional abilities of a patient with new diagnosis of
arthritis (degenerative changes to the joints). Which question will best capture this assessment
component?
A. "When did your arthritis symptoms begin?"
B. "How has your arthritis affected your daily life?"
C. "Why did you come to the clinic today?"
D. "How do you feel about your diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis?" ✔Correct Answer-B. "How has
your arthritis affected your daily life?"
The wife of a patient who is recovering from a cerebral vascular accident (CVA) tells the healthcare
provider, "My husband acts as though I'm talking to him in a foreign language." The healthcare
provider will correctly document this communication disorder as which of the following?
A. Receptive Aphasia
B. Expressive Aphasia
C. Dysphasia
D. Dysarthria ✔Correct Answer-A. Receptive aphasia
A patient tells the healthcare provider, "Yesterday I felt numbness in my right hand, my vision
became blurry, and I felt like I was losing my balance, but after I laid down for about an hour it went
away." What is the healthcare provider's best response?
A. "This may be a warning sign of a stroke."
B. "Call us if this ever happens again."
C. "Were you drinking alcohol at the time?"
D. "Did you feel any nausea at the time?" ✔Correct Answer-A. "This may be a warning sign of a
stroke."
The healthcare provider is assessing a patient who experienced a thrombotic stroke. Which of these
is the priority assessment?
A. Pupillary response
B. Electrocardiogram (ECG)
C. Swallow evaluation
D. Lipid profile ✔Correct Answer-A. Pupillary response
A patient diagnosed with Alzheimer disease (AD) is demonstrating signs of impaired reasoning. The
healthcare provider suspects an alteration in which area of the brain?
